Replacing Bolts on Trunk Lid [Archive] - Chevelle Tech

: Replacing Bolts on Trunk Lid


LateNight72
Mar 10th, 05, 8:32 PM
Picked up a donor trunklid off a Monte for Chevelle. Needless to say, one of the bolts that attaches the decklid to the hinge is snapped off. Is there anyway to replace the bolt?

Thanks!

sevt_chevelle
Mar 10th, 05, 8:35 PM
Yeah, drill it out and retap the hole. If need be use those thread repair kits, helicoils.
Ive got em on my decklid cause the threads got stripped out.

You might be able to place a nut on top of the broken bolt and weld the nut to the bolt. Then just remove the broken bolt, pretty easy

EddieC67ss
Mar 10th, 05, 8:41 PM
Can you drill it and use an e-z out?

Redmanf1
Mar 10th, 05, 10:57 PM
Soak it down with PB Blaster first.